Report 2017-104 Recommendation 20 Responses

Report 2017-104: Montebello Unified School District: County Superintendent Intervention Is Necessary to Address Its Weak Financial Management and Governance (Release Date: November 2017)

Recommendation #20 To: Montebello Unified School District

To ensure that staff who make or influence district decisions are free from perceived or actual conflicts of interest, Montebello should immediately identify all positions whose incumbents make or influence district decisions and designate those not already identified in its conflict-of-interest policy.

6-Month Agency Response

MUSD has updated is conflict of interest policy and includes positions previously not identified.

Completion Date: May 2018

Response Date: May 2018

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status:
Pending

Montebello did not identify in its policy all of the positions that we identified during the audit whose incumbents make or influence district decisions, including the hazardous materials coordinator and the facilities projects coordinator.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status:
Pending

Montebello did not identify all of the positions whose incumbents make or influence district decisions that we identified during the audit, including the hazardous materials coordinator and the facilities projects coordinator. Further, Montebello should designate the positions in its conflict-of-interest policy.